Add an Epic Web Service source

Complete the following steps to create Epic Web sources. Documents received by this source will be routed to Output Manager.

  1. In the Sources tree, right-click the source group (folder) where you want to add sources and click New Source.
    This opens the Add Source dialog box.
  2. In the Add Source dialog box, in the Type list, select Epic Web Service and click OK.
  3. Configure the general settings:
    1. Enter the source Name.
    2. In the Server list, click the Output Manager server where the Output Manager Input Service is located for this source.
      The source does not have to be on the same server as the Output Manager Input Service.
    3. Enter any Comments or Location information for the source.
    4. Optional: To change the large source image that displays when configuring a single source, you can click Select Image and choose the appropriate image file (BMP, JPEG, or PNG).
      The selected image will be compressed and scaled to 96x96 pixels. Changing this image will not change the smaller image that displays or the image that displays in the source tree. To change the image back to the default, click Reset Image.
  4. Configure the Epic Web Service settings:
    1. Enter the Port that receives incoming print requests from Epic.
    2. Select the Secured check box. Epic requires an SSL certificate with a private key to be bound to the selected port.
    3. In the Path field, enter the URL where the selected Output Manager Input service receives print requests.
    4. In the Authenticate inbound traffic section, enter the Username and Password that the Epic customer provides for authentication when printing to Output Manager.
    5. If you want Output Manager to send status reports to Epic about the jobs it receives, select the Report job status check box. When this option is selected, the required settings to send job status to Epic are enabled. This is optional and depends on Epic's configuration for output management.
    6. In the Job status URL field, enter the URL that Output Manager uses to send job status reports to Epic.
    7. In the Client ID field, enter the unique identifier that is assigned to Output Manager by the Epic customer. This identifier is in the job status reports to Epic.
    8. In the Authenticate traffic to Epic section, enter the Username and Password that the Epic customer provides, to allow Output Manager to communicate with Epic when sending the job status.
  5. Configure the document properties that will be applied to all documents received by the source.
    In the Document properties tab, determine if you want to use advanced document properties. Advanced document properties facilitate the setting of document properties from multiple sources. This is a complex feature that only advanced users and professional service engineers should configure.
    ToDo this
    Use advanced document properties Select Use advanced document properties. This option enables the advanced document properties profile list. Select the default profile, an existing profile, or create a new profile. A native header profile has been added for the Epic Web Service.
    Not use advanced document properties If you do not want to use advanced document properties, do not select the check box and configure the following:
    • Select the Document owner. This user will be the owner of all documents received using this source. Click the browse button (...) to select a user.
    • Configure the document properties by entering property values directly in the grid. All of the available property values are listed and grouped into categories. Expand the appropriate category by clicking the arrow next to the category name. The first node level in the category determines the print preferences for the properties it contains. On the print preference node, click in the Mode column and configure how the property should be applied when a document is sent to a destination. Select Always Apply to always apply the specified property value. Select Informational Only to use the value for informational purposes only. In the Value column, click in the grid cell to specify the document property value.
  6. Configure the following configuration settings in the More settings tab:
    1. Determine if you want all documents received by this source to be in the Hold state as they enter the Output Manager Console.
      This option is disabled by default.
    2. Determine if you want to disable business rule processing for all documents received by this source as they enter the Output Manager Console.
      This option is disabled by default.
    3. Use the following options to determine if you want to analyze documents as they are received by a source and enter the Output Manager Console.
      Selecting these options may cause performance degradation. These options are disabled by default.
      Count pages
      Performs a page count on all documents received by this source.
      Detect data type
      Detects the data type on all documents received by this source. The data type will display in the Documents grid Data Type column.
      Detect trays
      Determines the document paper tray that will print the document. This will display in the Documents grid Input Bin or Output Bin column. You can configure the Output Bin column to display by using the Administration Configure Document Properties Utility.
      Detect color
      Detects if the documents received by this source contain color. The Documents grid Color column displays True or False depending if color is detected.
      Detect duplex
      Detects if the documents received by this source are configured for duplex printing (that is, printing on both sides of the paper). The Documents grid Duplex column displays how the document will print, One Sided, Two Sided Short Edge, or Two Sided Long Edge.
      Detect copies
      Looks for more than one copy of the document.
    4. Select the file store that will be used for all documents received by this source as they enter Output Manager .
      The default file store is selected by default. Administrators define file stores and select the default in the Set General Preferences Utility. If the default file store is changed in the Set General Preferences Utility, all sources using the default will be automatically updated.
    5. Assign a document folder for all documents received by this source as they enter the Output Manager Console. The default document folder is Un-Filed Documents.
    6. To create profiles and enter costs associated with printing, select the Advanced Costing Profiles check box.
      If you do not select this option, you can specify only the cost per page for printing.
    7. Determine if you want to send a notification when a document arrives, prints successfully, prints on failover destination, or is in error state.
      The notification can be sent as an email message or pop-up. You can select an existing profile in the list or create one from the Notification Profile dialog box. To create a profile during configuration, click New.
  7. Configure the following output settings in the Output settings tab:
    1. Use the Schedule output option to specify the date and time all documents received by this source will print.
      You can choose to print the documents today, on a specific day, or in the future. You can also choose to print as soon as possible, at a specific time, or in the future.
    2. Use the Route to destination option to specify a destination where all documents received by this source can be routed.
      Click the browse button (...) to select one or more destinations in the tree. Use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple destinations. Destination groups cannot be selected. This option is set to Unrouted by default.
    3. To override the default retain settings for all documents received by this source select the Override default retain settings check box and configure the retain options as necessary.
    4. Select the appropriate output process.
      Output processes can be created to impact documents as they are being sent to a destination. The processes contain a set of actions which could be used for search and replace, setting finishing options, editing PJL commands, inserting overlays, and so on. You can select an existing process in the list or create one using the Process Designer. To create a process during single source configuration, click New.
    5. Select the appropriate failover profile.
      Failover profiles specify what should happen to documents when they are sent to inaccessible destinations (they are not able to receive documents). You can select an existing profile in the list or create one from the Failover Profile dialog box. To create a profile during configuration, click New.
  8. Click OK.